( && xaedificare )

     she laughed too, that same
     broken and discordant sound.

              “Yeah. I don’t suppose it should
               be any surprise that we’re both
               kind of messes, after all.”

          He shrugged, looking up
          to meet her eyes.

                   “Well, there’s one thing
                    we can always do. Ignore
                    the past. Start over.”